Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread showing our new design, it being understood that the pattern repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side elevational view being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front perspective view thereof.

In the drawings, the broken lines defining the inner bead of the sidewall and the peripheral boundary between the tire tread and the sidewall are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D15121 June 1884 Pratt
D66108 December 1924 Belden
D312063 November 13, 1990 Covert et al.
D365791 January 2, 1996 Brown et al.
4667717 May 26, 1987 Graas
Other references
  • Heritage Mega Toque Plus 2 Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 38, Jan. 1996. Pirelli Winter 190P Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 59, Jan. 1996. Dunlop SP Sport D40 M2 Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 24, Feb. 1996. Michelin XRD Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 178, Feb. 1996.
Patent History
Patent number: D400477
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 29, 1998
Date of Patent: Nov 3, 1998
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Christopher Paul Johenning (Wadsworth, OH), Andrew Frederick Weimer (Akron, OH), John Janis Taube (Tallmadge, OH), David Ray Hubbell, Jr. (Hartville, OH), Christopher Alan Mantheiy (Stow, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T P Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/82,733
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;